CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION filed by THE SOUTHERN COMPANY and Subsidiaries Pursuant to the orders of the SEC dated June 30, 2004 and July 23, 2004, in the matter of File No. 70-10186. The above named companies HEREBY CERTIFY to said Commission, pursuant to Rule 24 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, that the following transactions have been carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of and for the purposes represented by the statements on Form U-1, as amended, and of said orders with respect thereto. The items listed below are in response to the reporting criteria as established in the proceedings referenced above. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the definitions assigned to them in the statements on Form U-1 referenced above. Such information, as of March 31, 2005, is as follows: 1(a). Common Stock (excluding shares issued to the Plans), Preferred Securities, Preferred Stock or Equity-linked Securities issued during the quarter pursuant to this authority: ------------- ---------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------------------- Type Security Number of Shares Purchase Price Per Market Price Per Share at the Date Share of Purchase Agreement ------------- ---------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------------------- None issued --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(b). Cumulative amount of Common Stock (excluding shares issued to the Plans), Preferred Securities, Preferred Stock or Equity-linked Securities issued pursuant to this authority: ------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Type Security Cumulative Amount Issued ------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Common Stock 0 Preferred Securities 0 Preferred Stock 0 Equity-linked Securities 0 2(a). Long-term Debt issued during the quarter pursuant to this authority: None issued 2(b). Cumulative amount of Long-term Debt issued pursuant to this authority: None issued - 2 - 3. Short-term and Term Loan Notes and Commercial Paper outstanding at March 31, 2005: $120,938,151 issued by Southern. 4. Use of proceeds for the securities issued in items 1, 2 and 3 above: The proceeds were used for working capital purposes. 5. Capitalization ratios of Southern as of March 31, 2005 including the dollar and percentage components of the capital structure on a consolidated basis, with consolidated debt to include all short-term debt and nonrecourse debt of all EWGs and FUCOs: Capitalization and Capitalization Ratios at March 31, 2005 (Includes Amounts Due Within One Year & Short-Term Debt) (In Thousands) % --------------------- ------- Common Equity $10,408,060 40.9 Preferred Stock 560,450 2.2 Debt 14,458,810 56.9 ---------- ----- Total $25,427,320 100.0 =========== ===== 6. The market-to-book ratio of Southern Common Stock at March 31, 2005: 228 percent. 7. Shares of Common Stock issued under any of the Plans during the quarter ended March 31, 2005 and the cumulative number of shares issued since June 30, 2004: Plan Shares issued Total shares issued since 1/01/05 through 3/31/05 6/30/04 ------------------------------- ------------------------------- --------------------------------- Southern Investment Plan 1,335,949 4,095,845 Employee Savings Plan 2,482,824 5,824,338 Employee Stock Ownership Plan 80,870 480,017 ------------------------------- ------------------------------- --------------------------------- Total 3,899,643 10,400,200 ------------------------------- ------------------------------- --------------------------------- - 3 - 8. Consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2005 of Southern and Capital Funding (if either are engaged in any financings pursuant to the authority granted in the application during the quarter): Southern: See Southern's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, File No. 1-3526. Capital Funding: Not applicable. 9. If a guaranty is issued during the quarter that was authorized pursuant to the order, give the following information: Name of Guarantor Name of Beneficiary Amount Terms and Purpose ----------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------------- None Issued 10. If Common Stock is transferred during the quarter to the seller of securities of a company being acquired, give the following information: Company Number of Shares Value per Share Are Shares Restricted Issued ------------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------- None Transferred 11. Information on significant variable interest entities where Southern is not the primary beneficiary, formed with any financing proceeds pursuant to the orders issued in this proceeding, including a description of any financing transactions conducted during the quarter ended March 31, 2005 that were used to fund such variable interest entities and a description of the accounting for such transactions under FASB Interpretation 46R: None 12. Registration Statements filed under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to securities authorized in this proceeding filed during the quarter ended March 31, 2005: None SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this certificate to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Dated: May 4, 2005 THE SOUTHERN COMPANY By: /s/Patricia L. Roberts Patricia L. Roberts Assistant Secretary ALABAMA POWER COMPANY GEORGIA POWER COMPANY GULF POWER COMPANY MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY SAVANNAH ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY SOUTHERN COMPANY CAPITAL FUNDING, INC. SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC. SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC. By: /s/Wayne Boston Wayne Boston Assistant Secretary SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. SOUTHERN COMPANY ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC By: /s/Patricia L. Roberts Patricia L. Roberts Secretary